Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-26
SHOOTING TO KILL.

Drunken Negro.
THE REMAINS OF THE MURDERED NAN BROUGHT
FROM sUITLAND, Nd, WHERE HE WAS KILLED, 10
HIS HOME IN THIS CITY.
Last Saturday evening Suitland q small village
In Prince Georges County, Md, was the scene OF
murder. The victim was George Rawlett, a young
man eighteen years OF age, who has been learning
The trade of blacksmithing in the shop In the vii
lage owned by Mr. Gray. RawIett's home was
In this city, where he had widowed mother,
whose only support he was. Shortly before the
event RaWlett and his employer, Gray, left the
blacksmith shop and went across the street to
the little village store. While there four negroes
entered all evidently under the influence OF liquor
and In quarrelSome mood. In few minutes one
OF them, named SIMS drew a revolver from his
pocket and began t1ourishing it around his head
His companions undertook to disarm him, but he
escaped them by running short distance from
the store. When about fifty feet away he turned
ana, facing the store, shouted:
IN GOING TO SHOOT KILL
and don't care who goes under" He took DELHI
crate aim at the crowd who were endeavoring to
escape from the dangerous locality and fired. The
bullet struck young Rawlett (who was watching
the fracas from the store) squarely in the LETT
temple and he fell without q grOan against his
employer Gray, who was standing beside him. and
then dropped TO the floor, where he died almost In
stantiy. MI Gray secured a revolver and started
AFTER nnng the fatal snot. After a long chase the
murderer was found hiding in farm yard and
CAPTURED BY MIR. GRAY,
after sharp struggle. He was taken 10 Marlbor-
ough and lodged In the jail along with two others
Of the party he was with The fourth negro es
capped. The body Of the murdered man was
brought to his home at the corner OF 9th and
streets southwest. The deceased bore good rep
utation among those vino knew him
he GOT SIX MoNTHs-On Saturday NIGHT Jno
Rollins and Moses Brent cOlOred got into fight
near GARFIELD Park, when Rollins struck Brent on
the eye with a brick, INJECTING very serious
wound. This morning In the Police Court Rollins
pleaded guilty, evidently hoping to get light
called the attention to the wound being a serious
one and sentence OF six months was imposed.
ana the court compltmented the officer for his
action.
HYMENIAL INVASION FROM RICHMOND-The
people about the courthouse were early appr1sed
from Richmond by the applications of eight
couples from that place for marriage licenses.
DEATH OF AN INDICTED LETTER CARRIER
Charles TolSon, a letter carrier, arrested here
about a year ago for embezznng letters, died at
his parents residence, ON Sth street southeast yes
terday, after an Illness OF several weeks OF BRAN
fever, supposed TO have been brought on by his
worrying over the matter. Mr. Thomas F. Miller
motion TO quash the indictment, which was
granted as to several OF the points In the tndcu-
ment- Death now ends them all
ADMITTED STEALING ONE BOAT.-Geo Carr, COL
ored, the young man arrested by Lieut. smith In
Alexandria, and whom Of1cer King brought up to
the city, was charged In the Police Court to-day
with the larceny or two boats. He pleaded guilty
20 the charge Of larceny OF one boat and was sent
TO Jail for six months
SENATOR BLACKBURN's CATCH OF BAss.-Durinp
the past three weeks the members OF the Wash.
lngton Angling Association have caught upward
OF Loo black bass. Last Friday Senator Blackburn.
fishing at the clubhouse, caught seven fine bass
be the largest bass captured this season